Royal Ascot: Norfolk Stakes

The Norfolk Stakes, a Group 2 flat race over 5 furlongs open to two-year-old horses, is currently staged on the third day of the Royal meeting. The event was established in 1843, and it was originally called the New Stakes. The inaugural running was won by Rattan. The race was renamed the Norfolk Stakes in 1973, in honour of the 16th Duke of Norfolk who served as the Royal Representative at Ascot from 1945 to 1972. For a time the event held Group 3 status, but it was promoted to Group 2 level in 2006.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the New Stakes, the forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, over the 5 furlongs of the two-year-old course took place on Thursday 15th June 1843 and was won by Mr Crockford's Rattan (5/2) who beat Assay and Charming Kate by 3 lengths and 5 lengths.
New Stakes 1889 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 SUREFOOT Liddiard Jousiffe 2-9st 3lbs Mr A W Merry 5/4 fav
2 HEAUME F Barrett Alfred Hayhoe 2-9st 3lbs Baron De Rothschild 11/4
3 HIDDEN TREASURE Tom Cannon Tom Cannon 2-8st 10lbs Mr E D Gosling 85/20
4 ROTTEN ROW Sam Loates Dover 2-8st 10lbs Mr J Dover 100/7
5 SPRING CUP Robinson Tom Leader 2-8st 10lbs Mr Fawcett 33/1
6 MUNCASTER colt Rickaby Wadlow 2-8st 10lbs Mr H T Fenwick 33/1
7 PLUIS D'OR Tommy Loates Mathew Dawson 2-8st 7lbs Mr Noel Fenwick 33/1
8 ASSESSOR Fagan Jousiffe 2-8st 10lbs Mr J R Gubbins 33/1
9 PONZA John Osborne John Ryan 2-8st 7lbs Mr J H Houldsworth 33/1
10 FAR NICER T Weldon Penrhyn (Private) 2-8st 10lbs Lord Penrhyn 33/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 20th June 1889 and the winner, a bay colt by Mishap out of a Galopin dam, won a first prize was 1090 from 59 subscribers (equivalent to £141,000 in 2020). Over round 114%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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